DeniseG

Q: iPhoto deleted, need it for Mac 10.9.5

iPhoto deleted, no photos app available.

Which version, and from where, do I download one for Mac 10.9.5.

 

Thanks!

MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on May 21, 2016 12:41 PM

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie May 21, 2016 12:49 PM in response to DeniseG
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    May 21, 2016 12:49 PM in response to DeniseG

    Apple stopped selling iPhoto. You cannot download installers for older versions, only updaters.

    But the Updater to iPhoto 9.5.1, the version you need for Mavericks, is not available on Apple's download page. It has only been available from the App Store.

     

    Is iPhoto listed in your Purchase history at the AppStore? On the fourth tab "Purchases"?

  • by DeniseG,

    DeniseG DeniseG May 21, 2016 12:57 PM in response to léonie
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    May 21, 2016 12:57 PM in response to léonie

    Yes, iPhoto from 2012.

  • by léonie,Helpful

    léonie léonie May 21, 2016 1:44 PM in response to DeniseG
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    May 21, 2016 1:44 PM in response to DeniseG
    Yes, iPhoto from 2012.

    Is there an "Install" button beside iPhoto at the AppStore?  Then use it.

    If not, you can only install iPhoto, if you upgrade your system to El Capitan. Then you can install iPhoto 9.6.1 from your Purchases history. But it is only compatible with OS X 10.3 or later.

  • by DeniseG,

    DeniseG DeniseG May 21, 2016 1:44 PM in response to léonie
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    May 21, 2016 1:44 PM in response to léonie

    it just says "installed" which (for some unknown reason) it no longer is.

     

    thank you for taking the time to give me your advice.

    it is appreciated very much.

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad May 21, 2016 1:45 PM in response to DeniseG
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    May 21, 2016 1:45 PM in response to DeniseG

    Make sure there is no iPhoto.app anywhere on your boot drive or any external HD.  Unmount the EHD if there is one there and then go back to the App Store and check again.

  • by DeniseG,

    DeniseG DeniseG May 21, 2016 1:50 PM in response to Old Toad
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    May 21, 2016 1:50 PM in response to Old Toad

    I did this as well.

    no EHD connected, and the App Store still says "installed".

  • by léonie,Solvedanswer

    léonie léonie May 21, 2016 10:24 PM in response to DeniseG
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    May 21, 2016 10:24 PM in response to DeniseG

    Did you reload the Purchased tab ?  Enter ⌘R.

     

    Search with the Finder for iPhoto. You may have accidentally dragged it to a different folder instead of deleting it.

     

    • Open a Finder window and press the key combination ⌘ F for "Find".
    • Type iPhoto into the search field.
    • use the rule "name "  is iPhoto.
    • click "+" to add a rule "Kind is application".
    • Set "Search" to "This Mac".

    You should now be seeing something similar to the screenshot below.Screen Shot 2016-05-22 at 07.15.33MESZ.jpg

    If you select one of the search results, the path bar below the window will show you the folder where the item has been found.

     

     

    if iPhoto is really not there but the appStore is seeing it as installed, rebuild the spotlight index as described here:

      Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad May 22, 2016 10:29 AM in response to DeniseG
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    May 22, 2016 10:29 AM in response to DeniseG

    Another way to assure there's no hidden iPhoto app on your hard drive is to download and run Find Any File to search for a file named "iPhoto.app" as the file name.

    Find Any File001.jpg

    FAF can search areas that Spotlight can't like invisible folders, system folders and packages. If there's an iPhoto.app hiding somewhere on your hard drive FAF will find it.

     

    OTsig.png

  • by DeniseG,

    DeniseG DeniseG May 22, 2016 10:53 AM in response to léonie
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    May 22, 2016 10:53 AM in response to léonie

    thank you for this helpful advice.

    spotlight said it was in applications, but it was hidden for some reason.

    rebuilding it worked.

     

    thank you for your expertise, it is appreciated!

  • by DeniseG,

    DeniseG DeniseG May 22, 2016 10:55 AM in response to Old Toad
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    May 22, 2016 10:55 AM in response to Old Toad

    FAF is handy to have around, thank you for this wise advice, it is appreciated very much!